The European Commission’s plan for major financial and policy support for a rapid and massive deployment of green hydrogen has been welcomed as a ground-breaking shift for the nascent technology. The EC, as part of its RePowerEU strategy designed to reduce its dependence on Russian fossil fuels, has set a target of producing 10 million […]
Portugal set to start up Europe’s largest floating solar park – EQ Mag Pro
ALQUEVA, Portugal : Two tugboats have moved a vast array of 12,000 solar panels, the size of four soccer pitches, to their mooring on Portugal’s Alqueva reservoir in preparation to start up Europe’s largest floating solar park in July. Built by the country’s main utility EDP (EDP.LS) on Western Europe’s biggest artificial lake, the shiny […]
Fortescue Future Industries and E.ON partner on the journey to become Europe’s largest green renewable hydrogen supplier and distributor – EQ Mag Pro
Australian renewable green energy development giant Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) and E.ON, one of Europe’s largest operators of energy networks and energy infrastructure and a provider of innovative customer solutions for 50 million customers, partner on journey to deliver up to five million tonnes per annum of green, renewable hydrogen (GH2) to Europe by 2030. […]
How US trees are powering Europe’s renewable energy goals – EQ Mag Pro
The European Union in 2020 sourced 21.3% of its energy from renewables, surpassing its 2009 goal. With most of the continent’s energy came from oil and petroleum products, its announcement was one of the first ambitious global promises to address climate change. Within the broad range of renewable energy sources Europe relied upon, one source […]
Fortescue Future Industries and E.ON partner on the journey to becoming Europe’s largest green renewable hydrogen supplier and distributor – EQ Mag Pro
Australian renewable green energy development giant Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) and E.ON, one of Europe’s largest operators of energy networks and energy infrastructure and a provider of innovative customer solutions for 50 million customers, partner on journey to deliver up to five million tonnes per annum of green, renewable hydrogen (GH2) to Europe by 2030. […]
Europe’s largest energy storage project celebrates its one-year anniversary of commercial operation – EQ Mag Pro
The project’s IRR exceeds 15% Minety, the United Kingdom, March 25, 2022, The Mintey project is Europe’s largest energy storage project at 99.8MW/99.8MWh and is about to celebrate its one-year anniversary of commercial operation. The project was completed in April 2021, and has been operating safely and efficiently with outstanding results. Spanning across land larger […]
EXPLAINER: What happens to Europe’s energy if Russia acts? – EQ Mag Pro
Russian officials have not signaled they would consider cutting supplies in the case of new sanctions. Moscow relies on energy exports, and although it just signed a gas deal with China, Europe is a key source of revenue. Europe is likewise dependent on Russia, so any Western sanctions would likely avoid directly targeting Russian energy supplies. […]
Europe’s Renewables Are Crowding Out Gas as Coal Phase-Out Slows – EQ Mag Pro
The European Union’s renewable energy sources are helping reduce its dependence on natural gas that’s still costing the region dearly. Renewables growth has helped reduce the EU’s dependence on gas, which has soared in price since the middle of last year as the region grapples with a supply crisis that’s dealt blows to industries as […]
Europe’s Hydrogen Ambitions Risk Boosting Power Prices – EQ Mag Pro
The European Union’s plan to use hydrogen to decarbonize energy-intensive industries like transport and steel risks making making electricity prices “punishingly expensive,” a new study shows. Using green hydrogen, produced using renewable electricity, to drive the decarbonization of those industries would increase power demand by 17% — equivalent to the consumption of France — by […]
Europe’s Largest Energy Storage Project Comes Into Commercial Operation — Utilizing Sungrow Energy Storage System
MINETY, England : Europe’s largest energy storage project, the 100MW/100MWh Minety plant with Sungrow’s 1500V energy storage system solutions has been successfully grid-connected, designed for facilitating grid stability and maximizing the utilization of renewable energy. The UK experienced the most debilitating blackout in nearly a decade in August 2019. The incident exposed the serious lack […]